The three of us took a trip to the zoo. We wanted to get one final visit in before our annual membership expired at the end of March. We will not be renewing again, at least until he is older and more interested in going. Just as he was the last time we went (along with his reaction to the aquarium), Ben doesn't seem to be that interested in this type of activity. I had high hopes (especially since we make lots of animal sounds these days). Maybe in a few years things will change :)
After the zoo and a big lunch of fish and chips, Ben was more than ready for nap time.
We had a beautiful weekend (sunny, but still pretty cold), so we took a long walk and ended at Starbucks for, what else - a cake pop!
My car was in need of a fill up and washing, so we decided to attempt the car wash again (probably the first time going through one in a year). The last time, Ben was terrified....
This time, I explained to him what we would be doing prior to going. He continued to say "wash mama's car" all morning, but once again freaked out completely as we went through. Whoops.
Our little buddy Myles turned 2 on 3/24! The evening before the party, Becca let all of the moms know that Myles had come down with a cold, that the party was still on, but beware of germs. On the group text, literally EVERY other mom replied saying that their kid was sick also, so they could all be sick together! Since I'm still suffering from PTSD from the last illness, I opted to leave Ben at home with Greg and hit the party solo. But they were nice and let me sneak a cupcake home for him :)
Bronson and Ben having a jump-a-thon!
Enjoying a relaxing afternoon at home :)
Ridin' dirty at Fred Meyer.
Helping dad care for the lawn.
Getting up close and personal with Thomas.
Playing with another toy from my childhood. Every few months, my mom seems to find another old school gem :)
On another rainy morning, we went to Bell Square mall so that Ben could walk around and play at the kids area. This time, he seemed to be waiting for (and creating) opportunities to use his new favorite word - STOP! It was cute the first few times (Go Ben! Way to use your words instead of shoving the other kids around!) but it quickly became comical, and then became clear that we needed to put some parameters around when STOP is appropriate :)
On Saturday night, we had the pleasure of watching baby Raleigh for a few hours so that Rachel and Peter could attend an engagement party for their friends! Raleigh was such a doll. Greg was his usual baby-whisperer self and managed to soothe him through a few of his fussier moments. And Raleigh ended the evening by falling asleep in my arms.
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